Can Racing Games Make You A Pro Driver?

Can Racing Games Make You A Pro Driver? | WheelHouse

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As the gap between the real world and virtual reality closes, the possibility of going from couch to cockpit gets more likely. Join Nolan as he explores the history of professional sports, and how success in Sim Racing can mean a spot on a real race team today.
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@redacted3847 5 жыл бұрын

If you sim race Forza, you're probably not gonna be the next Lewis Hamilton but you're gonna be a *god* at evading massive crashes.

@andrew66769 5 жыл бұрын

If you can get past rammers you can get past anyone

@martinhubinette2254 5 жыл бұрын

"if you can dodge a rammer you can dodge anything"....

@martinhubinette2254 5 жыл бұрын

IRL: Rubbing is racing Forza: Ramming is racing.

@andrew66769 5 жыл бұрын

@@martinhubinette2254 lol exactly why I abandoned the ranked adventures early on

@gadgetmcfly9640 5 жыл бұрын

That's Me... The Fake AE86 Driver... Evading Rammers Since 2014...

@Jimmy_Broadbent 5 жыл бұрын

The high end sims that exist today are closer than ever to real life simulation. Of course we'll never quite be able to replicate G force (which is kinda essential for real life driving) but it gives drivers a good base on which to build on when they take to the irl track. I wouldn't be surprised if sim racing started to serve a similar function to karting; being a place where people can hone racecraft and setup knowledge before on to better things. It's nice to see you guys run sim racing videos every now and then. Maybe we can do something together some time!

@orzorzelski1142 5 жыл бұрын

>Of course we'll never quite be able to replicate G force (which is kinda essential for real life driving) Well, don't full motion rigs do a (sort of) good job of throwing your butt around already? Also: VR for full near death experience. I'd say, that it's mostly price of those setups that prevent them from reaching mainstream and changing opinions about sim racing. Sooner or later, as sim games and equipment gets even better we'll see both more sim racers becoming irl drivers, and retiring irl drivers becoming sim racing streamers. PLS NO PUNTERINO F1 DRIVERS JIMMER! (sorry, couldn't resist)

@binbin6878 5 жыл бұрын

Haha hello jimmy

@jimmygt7020 5 жыл бұрын

Jimmer! Great to see here. Completely agree with you. Even the big sim rigs can’t replicate g force, sure they throw you around and shake the living daylights out of you if you go over a sawtooth kerb. I visit the motorsport capsule every weekend and put two hours in. It’s a £50,000 rig which punishes you for making a mistake hahah I love it.

@neptuned4746 5 жыл бұрын

If their is anyone with an opinion on Sim Racing it's Jimmy.. He kind of a big deal in our little community. Just saying. So, if you're curious about Sim Racing go check out Jimmy Broadbent's KZfaq channel. Some other really nice people I would like to give a shout out too as well: George Ortner/ Gamer Muscle/ Jardier/ Random Callsign/ Bosh Racing/ Viper Concept/ Matt Malone/ Super Gt (Mostly does Forza and Grand Turismo but an awesome guy)/ South Paw Racer. So, if you're new or a veteran Sim Racer go give these guy's some support.

@neptuned4746 5 жыл бұрын

@Zombie Head The hell are you on about? Never said anything about that at all. Was simply helping anyone who wanted to get into sim racing know some good channels they could explore to find their way. And second I know way more about getting up at 3am to be at Road Atlanta at 5am to help Shane (Main Mechanic for Panoz/ Skip B for around 10 years) to help finish the 5.0L>4.6L swap in the student Junior cars around 2003. I was all over that place for most of my teens and grew up 5 minutes down the road from there. I'm not sure where this sudden attack came from, but go try it on someone else.

@WelcomeToTheMadness 5 жыл бұрын

It trains you to make faster decisions, that might translate into a benefit.

@daleearnhardtsmustache3984 5 жыл бұрын

Welcome To The Madness yea it helps with reaction times, hand-eye coordination, strategic thinking.

@MrCipasa 5 жыл бұрын

gamers on avarage have 11% better reaction times

@zxKrookedxz 5 жыл бұрын

also trains you how to handle a car, when it looses grip and a whole bunch of other stuff.

@jordanprice9285 5 жыл бұрын

It also teaches you how to make changes to your vehicle to get the extra 5% out of the car to be faster, which doesn't always mean it's got to be an upgrade to the motor per say either :P

@ericfan1223 5 жыл бұрын

Racing line is all u need. carve back roads all day baby

@microchrist6122 5 жыл бұрын

Fighter pilots put more time in the simulator than in actual planes

@zaccasey5932 5 жыл бұрын

All pilots do

@nunyabusiness896 5 жыл бұрын

Probably because it costs thousands of dollars every time one of those goes up, and if they crash it's millions.

@nathanboyles6222 5 жыл бұрын

@@nunyabusiness896 careful you'll bring the pro forza/project cars/grand turismo/assetto corsa players to your door with pitchforks and torches

@zaccasey5932 5 жыл бұрын

@I miss NJSPRP yes all pilots

@zaccasey5932 5 жыл бұрын

@I miss NJSPRP well minus light aircraft pilots

@Pastechi 5 жыл бұрын

I trained on assetto corsa... got myself a good car...instantly start drifting..only gotta get used to the real life feeling instead of simulation. so TLDR: YES VIDEO GAMES HELP. :)

@dxme9190 5 жыл бұрын

If you also had one of those moving seats, it would be like you did nothing else in your hole life

@Pastechi 5 жыл бұрын

@@dxme9190 from where i'm at...i'd have to pay a shit ton to get that setup here so all i had was my PC table and my office chair lol. I'm pretty happy the g27 was an available option for me even tho i wanted the thurstmaster ones(a lot more expensive). Now i'm not saying i'm a pro drifter yet, since i just broke my front bumper yesterday but the knowledge of playing for years on assetto passed 75% knowledge in real life

@Gu1tarZer0 5 жыл бұрын

haha that's my plan

@SgtDamien 5 жыл бұрын

I drive a WRX and play a lot of dirt rally, now I'm not gonna say I know how to rally, but the handling characteristics I've learned in-game have translated into real world driving for an AWD car. +1 for Videogames helping out IRL

@nunyabusiness896 5 жыл бұрын

@@dxme9190 Those moving seats are trash. I tried a very expensive one at a car show once and it feels nothing like real track driving. It feels like playing a sim while in the passenger seat of an airplane and a pilot watches your screen and tries to pitch the plane around based on what you're doing. Not only is the lag horrible, but the feeling is nothing like real driving whatsoever. IMO force feedback and a rumble subwoofer is all you want, the rest of the motion stuff is useless and completely unrealistic.

@MaxSpeedMike 5 жыл бұрын

"I race on my forza Sim so yea I'm pretty much a pro driver" said every forza player ever

@andrew66769 5 жыл бұрын

You can check my videos to see my multiple world records 😂😂😂 And before you say "its only drag racing" I will be uploading rally and circuit stuff very soon

@Pastechi 5 жыл бұрын

"i used my controller. i'm an expert"

@andrew66769 5 жыл бұрын

@@Pastechi I use controller, keyboard. And wheel. And I'm better than you at all of them.

@andrew66769 5 жыл бұрын

@@Pastechi but keep being a hater. That's probably all you'll be anyway :/

@ihavenoname4851 5 жыл бұрын

andrew I don’t know if you’re being serious or just joking...

@mohdmuqri6101 5 жыл бұрын

me playing Euro Truck Simulator 2 around 4-5 years... finally can drive my fav truck in real life Scania 143M 500 V8

@Cafaura 5 жыл бұрын

As soon as you play manual with clutch and stick to the racing line, while also turning all the settings to simulation, you really realise that you are becoming a better driver. The next step is rev marching, heel toe, double clutching, and the full range of breaking techniques. Once you got that down, games can make you (almost) a pro

@scarea2691 5 жыл бұрын

I went from struggling at braking on forza 4, to using manual and trac off in horizon, to manual with clutch, tcs off in horizon 2, everything off in forza 6, then everything at the hardest difficulty and online racing in horizon 3. Horizon 4 I'm now learning how to avoid cars and hit jumps in fh4. God I love this game

@spaceman-pe5je 5 жыл бұрын

lmao forza at hardest difficulty is easier than AC at easiest @@scarea2691

@scarea2691 5 жыл бұрын

@@spaceman-pe5je i tried ac before and it just didn't feel right. I used a controller tho. I don't have enough money after building my setup, but maybd itf I'll get one :p

@Marc-zi4vg 4 жыл бұрын

I want to add to that from watching pros who have tried simracing, for novices karting(or if your a late bloomer, sure a race school) and simracing goes hand in hand like bread and butter!

@OfficialDeathCenter 4 жыл бұрын

rev-matching, heel and toe and double clutching on the sim is nothing like in the real world. In AC I can heel and toe from 6 to 1st flawlessly and double clutch all the way from 1st to 6th flawlessly but IRL it is a PITA. 1-Car Pedals don't have the same feeling, nor the same dimensions, nor the same positioning or travel as a simulator setup 2-What seems to be a perfect rev match in the game, in the car you get to feel jerks, the clutch "skidding" and a bunch of other feelings that you couldn't tell in a game

@aryanbaweja896 5 жыл бұрын

Fanatec wheels are like $1,000 dollars they are really good wheels tho

@kristjankalariu183 5 жыл бұрын

I mean an f1 car is worth more than 6milion dollars They are really good cars tho Srry i got your point

@kingofohio5689 5 жыл бұрын

I would rather spend on a beater car for less than 1000$

@Powertoolz 5 жыл бұрын

@@kingofohio5689 Track fees, gasoline, food, travel time, tires, etc could cost you that per race.

@Hi.Im.Andrew 5 жыл бұрын

The most expensive one is, entry level is ~$400

@Powertoolz 5 жыл бұрын

@@Hi.Im.Andrew The point is sim racing is vastly less expensive than real driving.

@photocreation34 5 жыл бұрын

I will tell you a little story. My family was used to race on bikes at a time. My dad learned how to drive a car and bikes at the age of 6 with his father and compete on races. But when my mom met him she maid him promise to never go back on a bike or race anything. Years later, when I was a small child I was used to play gran turismo during days on a PSP. One time, they proposed me to do a stage on karting for 2 weeks. And I accepted it. It was the first time of my life I was driving something. So instructors put me in the beginners’ group. The thing is, at the end of the day, I was one of quickest drivers around the track even with confirmed ones. In a week we did a championship, and I won it. With in all races, the best lap time. They were pretty impressed. And they asked were do I had learned how to take turns like that ? I simply answered “Gran Turismo” So for me it is true : you can learn how to drive around tracks on a console or a PC. Now I’ve just got Assetto corsa with a wheel and god it is good ! Chees

@karl-oppa5261 5 жыл бұрын

Hugues FRANCOIS gran turismo on psp!!! oh the memories 😆

@photocreation34 5 жыл бұрын

Karl -oppa yes that was quite nice to say the least. 😄

@wuzumaki 3 жыл бұрын

Lol, you really became a good karting driver by playing PSP?

@photocreation34 3 жыл бұрын

@@wuzumaki hi two years later 😂, this learns you the trajectories but no how behave the cars or the kart in this case. For this I was beginner but I was used to ride on road bikes since my youth

@themoose8857 5 жыл бұрын

You forgot about William Byron using iracing to get into Nascar

@stickydaddymilk6577 5 жыл бұрын

And ty majeski before he was booted out of the 60 car

@garrettturner8525 5 жыл бұрын

I had no idea he used iracing to get into NASCAR. He goes to my school and races in our car

@GoddamnManbat 4 жыл бұрын

@@garrettturner8525 yep! He's in the legendary 24 because he was shitting on everyone in iRacing.

@hawkgeoff Жыл бұрын

Ummm. Legends cars. The sim stuff meant nothing...lol. Nobody who actually drives race cars for real thinks that sim racing does anything other than "maybe" give you a visual reference for a track you've yet to race on... A ballpark for shift points, brake points etc. Not any different that call of duty preps you for combat. smh...lol

@BlackRockStella 5 жыл бұрын

Forgot Jann Mardenborough. Third winner of GT Academy and got into his favorite team, Calsonic.

@bringsik100 5 жыл бұрын

But Jann drew the first blood / victim. Don't forget it

@CHodeslol 5 жыл бұрын

Driving Sims are so beneficial, my little bro is turning into a lil prodigy drifter thanks to Asetto Corsa, he practices like 90% of the time in it and rarely ever gets the chance to practice outside of that but when he does, it translates over smoothly and you can tell, he just makes it look so fluid and easy.

@l.h2511 5 жыл бұрын

It still takes real life balls to send a real life car into a real life corner at speed. It’s easy to feel safe when there’s no consequences to your mistakes.

@bringsik100 5 жыл бұрын

Jann mar . . . (err... ) kill his first victim in nurburgring. Yea, he was too brave

@pepsiman9840 5 жыл бұрын

its kinda a 2 way thing, some people might limit themselves to a game. just bear in mind, stakes are high, but its probably more predictable than normal driving on road. you are tucked in a car, roll cage, fire suit, helmet, grippy tires, tirewall, and everyone is on the same page. racing is danger in a controlled environment and most people dont have to worry because some of these sim racers dont even try at a real car

@kozu7213 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I have some experience in amateur racing. You need balls

@olliecole7163 4 жыл бұрын

I get the same fear when racing In my league or online for example Iracing because it means alot to me and has consequences

@francisrodriguez2510 Жыл бұрын

There's no need for experience

@Scxteen 5 жыл бұрын

Gran turismo has set up people with race teams after winning in their competitions

@theynvme417 5 жыл бұрын

I see you too watched the video.

@mtnmoo 4 жыл бұрын

tbf gran turismo isn’t so much a sin as a game

@Delimon007 3 жыл бұрын

@@mtnmoo GT Sport isn't a full sim but it's pretty damn close to it. The cars are just too stiff and if they fix that it would be near perfect. Of course it still wouldn't be a full sim, but it would be right around the corner.

@88ights 5 жыл бұрын

Whenever I tell anyone I want to become an racing driver with racing simulators, I always get laughed at. It's an uncommon dream to have in Massachusetts, where all the top schools in the US. I'll do anything in ability to become a racing driver.

@archfxt3619 5 жыл бұрын

Dont stop dreaming

@acquaintfate8579 5 жыл бұрын

Fellow dreamer here, keep those dreams up and add a ton of effort and you might just have the last laugh at them. My dad doesn't believe of my belief as well but hey I'll prove him wrong

@person.w9780 5 жыл бұрын

It's definitely possible.

@mikemhz 5 жыл бұрын

How old are you? Got a car or motorcycle? Got a job so you can pay for karting every weekend?

@88ights 5 жыл бұрын

@@mikemhz I live in the United States so there's not much karting tracks around here and the closet one is Boston and that's pretty far from me. I'm 17, I'm trying to get a license. Though I do have a job, bought myself a good steering wheel and practice on assetto Corsa (and also competitzione), and project cars.

@danielbarladeanu762 5 жыл бұрын

If you play NFS the answer is nope, but if you play forza you can become a pro rammer.

@txjohann 5 жыл бұрын

But not all Forza players ram 😂 rare to come across them though

@danielbarladeanu762 5 жыл бұрын

@@txjohann i know man, but the multiplayer was an atrocity so I left this community for a real one: Project Cars 2 community ;)

@BadgunmusicII 5 жыл бұрын

You gotta find those rare players that play with damage on and even then those people usually turn it off for online play because of the rampant rammers.

@Halfcocked86 5 жыл бұрын

@@BadgunmusicII are y'all playing with normal 📺 and game controllers or a elaborate setup like in this video?

@BadgunmusicII 5 жыл бұрын

Danny Bushaw (wormsdroid), I play with my pc and a triple screen setup, but still have just a regular Xbox controller. I believe the original comment is looking more at the regular online community and not the pro sim. I don’t even know if NFS has a racing sim version like Forza and GT has.

@aleczani 5 жыл бұрын

I can fully confirm that simulators help massively in the real world, even basic racing simulators such as a Logitech g27/g29 with granturismo or Forza can provide a good basic guild-line into racing. Of course simulation games like Assetto Corsa, Iracing, Rfactor etc are much more beneficial and much, much more technical and impressive. But even the basic games can provide major benefits.

@JETBLACKPRIEST 5 жыл бұрын

Even entry level sim racing has a tangible impact on your driving ability, I played the shit out of assetto corsa on a g920 and got pretty decent at drifting, I went from that to a drifting lesson I got as a gift and I was able to whip a gt86 around a box 4 times in a row first try, I have absolutely no sideways time behind the wheel other than that lesson and my sim setup (I'm 19)

@tyler9703 5 жыл бұрын

Yep, I started with Gran Turismo and migrated over to Asseto Corsa and I can confirm that GT definitely prepared me for AC.

@aleczani 5 жыл бұрын

Aussie Viking II I started with granturismo at the age of 6 and was very, very good at it. By the time I was 8 I jumped into a go kart and in my first race out I beat a state champion by the name of Keb Evans, the rest of my karting career was extremely successful. By the age of 12 I made it into the granturismo academy competition twice, but due to my age I was declined. I then swapped to Assetto Corsa, Rfactor etc. and I jumped to cars at the age of 12, and I didn’t miss a beat. I taught myself basic racing techniques such as heel and toe through a simulator. I’m glad to hear that another person is having the same successful results from basic simulator programs.

@joshb5719 5 жыл бұрын

Games like Dirt Rally massively helped me at correcting slides and actually translated super well to when I went to Dirtfish rally school for a day.

@hawkgeoff Жыл бұрын

Alec, please share with us your real racing resume.

@harkonar4093 5 жыл бұрын

So Forza players will be able to compete in real life demolition derby? Damn.

@leejk3926 5 жыл бұрын

Not Forza as it's not a true sim. iRacing, Assetto Corsa and somewhat Project Cars 2 are the usual candidates.

@Seatux 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a confusion with the arcadey Horizon series and the very sim like Motorsports and Apex ones? Motorsports and Apex is brutal for even skirting barriers, let alone hitting other cars.

@germ_tb3_gm088 5 жыл бұрын

@@Seatux Forza Motorsport is a sim-cade therefore making it not a sim

@tyler9703 5 жыл бұрын

@@leejk3926 I...it was a joke.

@tyler9703 5 жыл бұрын

@@Seatux Forza isn't a Sim.

@Mefayor 5 жыл бұрын

No, but with sim racing games and a decent setup you might gain faster reflexes, good eye at guessing the distances (distance to point where to brake, how much distant you are form another car, etc.), getting used to racing gear box, etc. What it does give you is BASICS FOR RACING - if you have a track car and you ride on a track, plus you race on a racing sim then some of your skills will be improved both ways. Being PRO at anything is about as much experience as possible and that counts for just about everything.

@shaymorcormick8743 2 жыл бұрын

Racing games is where I first realized I had a knack for racing. I love all games but nothing gets me in the "zone" like racing. From there I moved on to off road vehicles and the occasional family car.

@ryklatortuga4146 5 жыл бұрын

"It's Yoshi Verstappen with a perfectly placed Red Shell sweeping past an angry Princess Hamilton who looks to have her knickers in a twist."

@sforza209 5 жыл бұрын

Ryk Latortuga hahaha that Shit was funny af

@tougeruzbay 5 жыл бұрын

It be nice for Gran turismo to re open their gt academy so I can compete in it

@archfxt3619 5 жыл бұрын

They wont cause pro irl racers would be shy at all you guys

@twism11 5 жыл бұрын

Lucas Ordonez, first winner of GT Academy and finished 3rd at Le Mans.

@TomBoi 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, racing sims can make you a pro driver. Looking over here in the US rather than overseas, William Byron is a perfect example. Got his start in iRacing, then with his father who owns Liberty University, got his start in Legends cars, then started climbing the NASCAR ladder with K&N series, then to Trucks, winning the Xfinity championship the next year, and now won the Rookie of the Year in the Cup series with Hendrick Motorsports. Sim racers can now work their way up without a lot of dough. EDIT: Forgot this. Although his dad still gave him money to race rather than race teams noticing him, sim racing was still an integral part of his dad deciding that he should start his career.

@danielbarladeanu762 5 жыл бұрын

If you play Forza you become a proffesional rammer

@XXL0VEGUNXX 5 жыл бұрын

Rammers are the default skins of racing games lmao

@danielbarladeanu762 5 жыл бұрын

@@XXL0VEGUNXX shit comparison, but it s somehow true...

@archfxt3619 5 жыл бұрын

If you are good at forza ( horizon ) you are good at going off lines and cutting corners

@danielbarladeanu762 5 жыл бұрын

@@archfxt3619 pro wall rider

@archfxt3619 5 жыл бұрын

@@danielbarladeanu762 theres that

@richbergonio8116 5 жыл бұрын

Valteri... Its james..

@syfax3697 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@WAFFELTIME 5 жыл бұрын

STRATEGY TIME

@andrianbegal4578 5 жыл бұрын

Valteri... it’s memes..

@aslamnurfikri7640 5 жыл бұрын

Multi 21

@kingofohio5689 5 жыл бұрын

Im already a good driver Because i play gt sport

@stratus10601 5 жыл бұрын

Ayeeeee

@santuki00 5 жыл бұрын

Oh no no no. This is gonna cost you a penalty.

@ericfan1223 5 жыл бұрын

RG +2:00

@redcastle3522 5 жыл бұрын

*SLOW DOWN*

@chewbaccabuddy3377 5 жыл бұрын

Penalty +10 seconds *Drives* Penalty +10 seconds *Stops* Penalty +10 seconds *Dies* Penalty +10 seconds

@f1re_senseii443 5 жыл бұрын

*50 views, 50 likes* _Perfect Logic_

@dxme9190 5 жыл бұрын

Now it's 60 likes, but still 50 views 😂

@santuki00 5 жыл бұрын

@@prestonhargis3734 unexpected thanos

@scarea2691 5 жыл бұрын

@@santuki00 awwwww reddit :)

@man_on_wheelz 5 жыл бұрын

I used to have a Logitech force-feedback wheel for Gran Turismo 3-4 and I miss it so much! I may not be a professional racing driver, but I do feel it's made me a better every day driver since I was fooling with that wheel back when I was too young to drive. lol it was hilarious that when you let go of the wheel at any time the wheel would just walk back and forth but I could only gain control of a car when the power was on. When I lost power it was impossible for me to accurately drive the car. The end came when the power wires finally broke off of the circuit board and I didn't have soldering tools to fix it. So I gave it to someone who did and he enjoyed it for years more to come. Should have seen all the dead skin that accumulated on that thing!

@captainchaos0666 5 жыл бұрын

Wholeheartedly agree with the points in this video. Back when I used to play Gran Turismo 2, I would often remember the driving tips in that game and gradually transferred them into real life driving. Racing games definitely made me a better driver overall.

@hawkgeoff Жыл бұрын

Not a better racing driver... monumental difference...lol

@BboyVReck 5 жыл бұрын

because of sim racing I've learn to drive a manual heele toe, left foot braking, counter steering, better throttle control during slide, racing line to be faster around the corner of the entrance ramp and exit ramp of the highway. I'm trying to improve my driving skills in both RL and simracing. Only different is the game cars are lot faster and tricking to control(depends on the car of course) than my SUV lol

@FroztiProductions 5 жыл бұрын

Watching my non carguy friends try to play racing games makes me realize even if you mostly played arcade and simcade racers all your life, it absolutely does help. I started playing the OG need for speed when I was 3 and was beating my 9 year old sisters times lol

@GETUPANDGO 5 жыл бұрын

The age of e-sports has begun, things gonna get crazy from here

@danielkondra107 5 жыл бұрын

I played some racing games, and let me tell you It taught me understeer and oversteer and reaction time, and let me tell you, at 16, I drifted an STI on gravel road around a 90 degree turn like it was nothing, and not like a little drift, no this was like tail out, and my diff was set to 65 in the back to 35 in the front, it really teaches you stuff

@PieZello 5 жыл бұрын

Whoever designed the moving background city deserves a raise

@optimusprimus89 5 жыл бұрын

What an amazing idea this is and a great way to find those unknowns out there.. to be a kid in these times for racing would be amazing

@greatwhiteevox1008 5 жыл бұрын

@donutmedia Gran Turismo Sport is so good for improving your skills. Using that to get familiar with tracks and handling characteristics. Good video Nolan

@kingofohio5689 5 жыл бұрын

Great White Evo X i also love gt sport so much!

@ParadoxdesignsOrg 5 жыл бұрын

It definitely helps you learn the tracks and braking zones. and that's half the battle!

@KingGameReview 5 жыл бұрын

My sim racing rig has helped me beat my friends at gokarts. lol. I'll hopefully be testing my abilities in SCCA autocross / rallycross in the next year or two once I get a fun, second car.

@rapidshot3033 5 жыл бұрын

GT sport can so yeah!

@stratus10601 5 жыл бұрын

x 9000

@usamaahmad9790 5 жыл бұрын

this is becoming my favourite show among all your other shows

@alexmacdonald4558 4 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with the raw skill showing your worth and not the money. Great video 👍🏻

@ivanylassirenas 5 жыл бұрын

This is why I'm suscribed to Donut. A really interesting topic, well explained and compared to other things. Great job Nolan and Donut team, keep it up!

@positrondesign6514 5 жыл бұрын

When I am planning a day on the track, I spend the night before playing racing games. It definitely sharpens my reflexes. But I am still really scared of how fast my car is in real life for the first couple of laps.

@botagas199 5 жыл бұрын

In Lithuania we had a competition where the fastest sim driver gets a contract with a team. Its called Neste Dream 2 Drive and now two guys have made their dream into a reallity.

@raymondweeks7529 5 жыл бұрын

I like how that Fanatec set up costs more than the car I'm currently driving.

@renownedfear187 5 жыл бұрын

Well gran turismo 3 taught me the basics of driving at 13. My uncle took me driving 1 day & i had that shyt like i been driving for years.

@RangerColinLZ 5 жыл бұрын

What Thomas said is really interesting, on how it's easier to take a gamer, used to racing sims, and whip them into physical shape so they can race, over the physically fit guy who does a ton of sports but no driving.

@basithph8958 5 жыл бұрын

“Have you seen my setup?” Ever racing gamer ever

@DatPeteBoi 5 жыл бұрын

I play with steering wheel controller and it really helped when I first drove a car in real life. I knew what to do and didnt need to ask my dad lol. I could control the car properly.

@cloudmangalm03 4 жыл бұрын

What I've learned through playing Gran Turismo all these years, is that, at the very least, you get to learn the fundamentals of racing. Such as cornering and breaking, and following racing lines. I dare to say, knowing that has helped me understand real life driving a bit better.

@thefearlessAFA 4 жыл бұрын

Sim racing will replace karting. A lot of people say "sim racing will not 100% replicate real racing" but does karting replicate driving gts, rallys or F1 cars? No but you will learn the fundamental stuff which the most important part not just in racing but anything that requires skill. To be great you to nail the fundamental things first.

@BOABModels 2 жыл бұрын

Just look at people like Jimmy Broadbent who was driving video games in a shed and now has driven real cars on real tracks (and now lives in a house)

@cade_44 5 жыл бұрын

I felt like I already knew how to drive manual when I first started because of video games and movies🤷‍♂️

@bradleyfortier9682 5 жыл бұрын

I really like this and love the idea of it. I definitely agree.

@nc2827 5 жыл бұрын

You forgot about William Byron in the NASCAR Cup Series! He came to Hendrick Motorsports from winning a ton on iRacing.

@syfax3697 5 жыл бұрын

Nicolas Hamilton is truely a good example and an inspiration

@yusufsaood5484 5 жыл бұрын

Man I love this channel

@datboy5009 5 жыл бұрын

I hope it gets bigger because this is something I probably only want to do as a career 😂

@wonderbreadjumps 5 жыл бұрын

Got an ad that said Ford didn't just raise the bar, it *IS* the bar. I agree because once someone gets inside one they'll need a ride home.

@stefanboyadzhiev9318 5 жыл бұрын

just got the same wheel as you, hell it feels good

@ZealotTufo 5 жыл бұрын

Ive ben playing racing Sims since I was 9 and I love cars, wish I could get behind the wheel for real

@stratus10601 5 жыл бұрын

I'm here for the gran turismo talk Because GT sport X FIA promoted races in the game!! Aaaaand they had the program where this actually happened!

@mikestefos516 5 жыл бұрын

loved this vid

@TrueSpider-Man 5 жыл бұрын

It works! I used to play Mario Kart. And now I have been speeding with mushrooms and throw banana peels at cops if they chase me.

@CaptainBlitz 5 жыл бұрын

7:37 I hear "Hyper Super Power" in that mix... nice

@juanalvarado5797 5 жыл бұрын

Great article guys

@Wildchildinc 5 жыл бұрын

I remember when some pros were against GT Academy in partner with Nissan because they were able to churn out drivers that could compete with pros that learned the long way from karting.

@devimdhar7505 5 жыл бұрын

Nice shirt man! Love that car

@bambammartin1556 5 жыл бұрын

LOVE the 80s synth music. Somehow it made the video feel more engaging.

@liberty0758 5 жыл бұрын

It's Synthwave, based on the 80's, but made in 00's. Great genre though

@onesidequeens 5 жыл бұрын

do an episode on the different types of transmissions powerglide, sequential, paddle, on how they work

@damon7890 5 жыл бұрын

There are actually many professional drivers that use modern day sims to practice as well as multiple Motorsport teams looking further and further into sim racing players and the sim racing community, ie iracing

@AK-le9ys 3 жыл бұрын

The backround on this episode is sick

@ConFall 5 жыл бұрын

So how do you learn to drive ? Me : Games

@bharafelder 5 жыл бұрын

Can you make the donut shirts in kids size pls

@JETBLACKPRIEST 5 жыл бұрын

@650hpreventon 5 жыл бұрын

If there is a device cam simulate the physics of being inside a vehicle, plus playing a game have no fear factor, you can late on braks everywhere and can always rewind

@John-dx6eh 5 жыл бұрын

I learned the basics of driving on Forza 4's hot laps. I put on hours upon hours with simulation settings. I think it works

@kylefunderburk4194 5 жыл бұрын

Surprised y'all didn't mention William Byron who started with iRacing and now races weekly for Hendrick Motorsports

@tleoipl37 5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@crypticadder 5 жыл бұрын

I'd really like to race for Corvette driving their C7.R, it's probably my favourite racing car of all time.

@theflyingjew9338 5 жыл бұрын

Do a wheelhouse on the hoonigans they were open to working together when I suggested it to scotto on stream. hit them up

@halo48189 5 жыл бұрын

i think if you play with petals and shifter it might be easier to actually drive manual because you get used to the flow of how it works.

@Gabriel-ns3ov 5 жыл бұрын

As stated by others in the comments, although it is true that connections and extremely high amounts of money are required for racing, sim racing can still be expensive when you consider all the gear you'll need to create a system good enough to compete with those that strive to get the fastest lap times in sim games. Considering you need to be at the top of the leaderboards to gain some ground, if you're not dropping over 1k, you can't compete

@spookyraider9903 5 жыл бұрын

Fernando alonso beat Michael shumacher in the 2005 f1 championship BTW

@Adam-FR 5 жыл бұрын

6:05 holy crap I remember that game 😆

@adamc7987 5 жыл бұрын

I like the new background!

@fajarastanaprima2771 4 жыл бұрын

For practicing, its good, even F1 drivers did sim racing to improve their skill. But for true atmosphere, you need to get into pro racing career. Also, if you crash at sim racing, your body just fine, but its different story in real life.

@joyceblackmon1745 5 жыл бұрын

Simulator will definitely help even someone whos naturally a great driver just by improving your reaction time at 200mph u have milliseconds to make a decision tht can make or break u

@derwissenskiosk8041 5 жыл бұрын

The backgound remembers me on Jimmy Broadbent... :D

@stammergarage 5 жыл бұрын

Mazda and I racing are doing this too!

@j.a.g.8689 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a car guy, and play racing game on manual with clutch, and when I was learning how to drive stick. I got it off the bat. My brother who isnt a car guy had trouble

@nunyabusiness896 5 жыл бұрын

The hardest part of driving a manual is getting rolling from a start and none of the sims properly simulate that. Almost every sim I'm aware of treats the clutch like a button rather than an analog thing you can slip.

@photocreation34 5 жыл бұрын

@@nunyabusiness896 Rfractor 2 and Assetto Corsa are pretty good for it

@Welcometofacsistube 5 жыл бұрын

DerekSiems sorry. Hardest part to shifting a stick is being able to go 1st through 4th without lifting. Do that...

@Latinblood59 5 жыл бұрын

Hal 1000 there are No Lift Shift Kits for certain vehicles 😬

@nunyabusiness896 5 жыл бұрын

@@photocreation34 Not in my experience, but to be fair it would be nearly impossible to properly simulate a clutch without feedback to feel it grab and know when you're about to stall it.

@impowered9864 5 жыл бұрын

I'm 15 but I dream of being in F1! Hopefully one day! I play Forza so I'm pretty much a racing driver😂😜

@JorgeEduardoLopez123 5 жыл бұрын

I think one thing is to be good at sim racing and spend time playing for fun, other is to have commitment to a career with a lot of work and pressure for sponsors, management and risk of real cars

@SweetJuliaBrown 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this video,now i have a dream

@anonymous_forester2681 3 жыл бұрын

Professional racing leagues should implement some kind of scholarship program like other professional sport programs. That would allow kids who dont have the money to get into racing and help save the sport we love. I just dont know how it would work.

@hawkgeoff Жыл бұрын

Dude... look at all the videos out there where a sim "racer" goes and drives a real racecar... Look at the lap times and compare to what real racing drivers turn on the same track in the same category... It DOES NOT make you a race driver... lol. The value in sim, for a real racing driver, is the visual perspective you get for a track you've not yet driven. And "maybe" shift points, brake points. There are no Gs. There is no pressure of injury, which can hamper performance. There is no comparison.

@anonymous_forester2681 Жыл бұрын

@@hawkgeoff I mean they should implement a scholarship type deal like college scholarships for sports. For kids who wanna race or be in the racing industry.

@hawkgeoff Жыл бұрын

@@anonymous_forester2681 Not with these silly video games. If you want to go and put out a scholarship for youngsters at the karting track that might actually work... but the sim racing is just a means for people who don't have any desire or drive to pretend they are racing drivers. That would be like handing out a scholarship for dudes that play Madden so they can get into football...lol. Hell you can go buy a used Legends car for less than many of these dreamers spend on their sim "rig"...lol.

@K4R3N 5 жыл бұрын

6:51 project cars 2 physics guru AJ Weber with Porsche Factory driver Patrick Long at CXC Simulation outside Los Angeles

@lateral6285 5 жыл бұрын

Even outside of sim racing, there is evidence that just playing video games can make someone a better driver.

@Shibagaesski 5 жыл бұрын

It’s like learning butterfly knifes, if you learn the real thing, cuts and bruises can help you try to put more effort. Instead it’s crashes and bumping into people, so I would go with the real thing but it’s annoying how you have to get up early just to only train yourselves.